TEST 1 Flashcards
SERGEANT
- This Statement of Agreement is entered into between the City Manager for the City of
Little Rock, Arkansas, (hereinafter referred to as the “City”), and the Arkansas Fraternal Order of
Police, Lodge #17 (hereinafter referred to as the FOP), and said Agreement shall be effective on the first day of January, 2022, unless otherwise provided herein.
TRUE or False
False
- The purpose of this Statement of Agreement is to__________.
a. achieve and maintain harmonious relations between the City of Little Rock and the FOP, Lodge #17
b. to provide for equitable and peaceful processes and procedures for the resolution of differences
c. to maintain a spirit of cooperation and a willingness to work together to best serve this community
d. to establish proper standards of wages, hours, and other conditions of employment.
e. All of the above
e. All of the above
- The general purposes of this Statement of Agreement are to:
a. Establish wages, benefits, grievance procedures, and other conditions of employment of represented officers of the Little Rock Police Department;
b. Provide for quality law enforcement and policing services throughout the City’s boundaries on an uninterrupted basis for the benefit of the citizens of Little Rock;
c. Assist in the amicable adjustment of labor disputes.
d. All of the above, except C
e. All of the above
e. All of the above
- A regular employee shall be an employee who has successfully completed two years of service from his date of employment.
TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
A probationary employee shall be an employee who has not yet completed one year of service from his date of employment, and shall be known as a Probationary Police Officer.
TRUE or FALSE
FALSE
its two years.
- Upon a promotion to a permanent rank not eligible for representation by the unit, his payroll deduction authorization will be immediately withdrawn by the employee.
TRUE or FALSE
FALSE
Upon giving five (5) days written notice, except when time precludes, representatives of the FOP, Lodge #17, will be granted, by the __________, time off with pay to conduct FOP business.
a. The Chief of Police
b. The City Manager
c. The FOP President
d. The Human Resources Director
a. The Chief of Police
- The City of Little Rock possesses the sole right to operate and manage the affairs of the City. Such management rights, except as may be modified or limited by the express provisions of this Statement, include
a. To determine the methods, means and number of personnel needed;
b. To contract for goods or services; and
c. To determine the mission of the City government;
d. To direct the Chief of Police
e. All of the above
f. All of the above, except D
f. All of the above, except D
- The FOP or any employee may file a grievance, as hereinafter defined, within ________ days of said occurrence or awareness and shall be afforded the full protection of this Statement of Agreement.
a. Twenty (20)
b. Five (5)
c. Thirty (30)
d. Ten (10)
c. Thirty (30)
- An employee shall, with or without the FOP representative, first discuss a grievance with the employee’s immediate supervisor in an attempt to reach a satisfactory solution
a. True
b. False
TRUE
- The City Manager’s decision shall be final; however, this shall in no way abridge or compromise the right of the FOP or any employee to seek relief in a court of competent jurisdiction.
a. True
b. False
FALSE
- The City and the FOP agree to limit the number of representatives for Meet and Confer sessions to not more than ______ participants each.
a. Five (5)
b. Ten (10)
c. Twenty (20)
d. Thirty (30)
b. Ten (10)
- City recognized organizations that represent minority members of the Police Department will be invited to attend the Meet and Confer but will be limited to _____ dual (FOP) members representatives in addition to the ten (10) participants agreed upon.
a. One (1)
b. Two (2)
c. Three (3)
d. Five (5)
b. Two (2)
- Seniority shall be lost upon the occurrence of any of the following events
a. Discharge
b. Resignation
c. Retirement
d. Unexcused failure to return to work upon expiration of a leave of absence
e. When an employee has been laid off for a period of more than eighteen (18) months.
f. All of the above
g. All of the above, except D
f. All of the above
- Notice of recall shall be sent to the employee at his last known address by certified mail. If the employee fails to notify the Office of the Chief of Police within ________ calendar days after receipt of such recall notice that the employee intends to return and if the employee after giving such notice of intent to return fails to be available to return to work within ________ calendar days after receipt of such notice, such employee shall be deemed to have quit.
a. Five (5); Fourteen (14)
b. Ten (10); Fourteen (14)
c. Fourteen (14); Twenty (20)
d. Fourteen (14); Thirty (30)
a. Five (5); Fourteen (14)
- Employees shall accrue the equivalent of ________ (based on eight-hour day) annually, with a maximum allowable accumulation of one thousand six hundred (1,600) Sick Leave hours.
a. Ten (10)
b. Fifteen (15)
c. Twenty (20)
d. Thirty (30)
c. Twenty (20)
- Upon separation of employment from a sworn position, employees shall be compensated in cash at the basic rate of hourly pay for any unused Sick Leave up to ________in the event of retirement or death.
a. Two hundred twenty (220) hours
b. Two hundred (250) hours
c. Seven hundred twenty (720) hours
d. Seven hundred fifty (750) hours
c. Seven hundred twenty (720) hours
- For the purposes of this Article, retirement shall be defined as completion of _________ of service with the Little Rock Police Department
a. Ten (10) years vested
b. Twenty (20) years
c. Twenty-five (25) years plus age
d. Twenty-eight (28) years
b. Twenty (20) years
- The employee must notify a supervisor within his Division of any illness from the third day of absence, unless instructed otherwise by the supervisor
a. True
b. False
FALSE
- During an extended illness, the employee must inform his supervisor every ______ of the status of such extended illness as long as the employee is physically able to do so. This time may be lengthened by the supervisor.
a. Two (2) weeks
b. Four (4) weeks
c. Six (6) weeks
d. Thirty days
a. Two (2) weeks
- Sick Leave may be used for illness or disability requiring hospitalization or emergency treatment in the employee’s immediate family. Immediate family is defined as mother, father, spouse or children, either natural, adopted or for whom the employee has legal guardianship, or stepchildren living with the employees. Such leave shall be limited to _______ per year, and shall be deducted from the employee’s accumulated Sick Leave.
a. Sixteen (16) hours
b. Thirty-two (32) hours
c. Forty (40) hours
d. None of the above
c. Forty (40) hours
- Immediate family is defined as mother, father, grandparents, spouse or children, either natural, adopted or for whom the employee has legal guardianship, or stepchildren living with the employees.
a. True
b. False
b. False
- Employees needing additional leave time for their own illness or injury or any absence qualifying under FMLA, will comply with the leave procedure in the Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual.
a. True
b. False
a. True
- If the diagnosis results in the determination that the employee will be able to return to work within the next ______, he shall be kept on payroll and receive only Workers’ Compensation payments.
a. Six (6) months
b. Eleven (11) months
c. Twelve (12) months
d. Twenty-four (24) months
e. None of the above
c. Twelve (12) months
- Medical costs relating to the On-the-Job Injury shall be covered by Workers’ Compensation.
a. True
b. False
a. True
- Vacation leave: Employees will accrue the equivalent of twenty (20) days (based on eight hour day) annually.
a. True
b. False
b. FALSE
- Vacation leave may be accumulated; however, a maximum ______ hours may be carried over to the next year.
a. three hundred (300) hours
b. three hundred twenty (320) hours
c. two hundred eighty (280) hours
d. three hundred sixty (360) hours
d. three hundred sixty (360) hours
- Compensatory Time may be accrued to a maximum of _____________ hours.
a. 280 hours
b. 300 hours
c. 320 hours
d. 400 hours
d. 400 hours
- Employees will receive one (1) day off with pay for the death of a grandparent or grandchild of the employee. In the event of the death of a spouse, child, mother, father, brother, sister, of the employee or the employee’s spouse the employee may request up to five (5) days of time off with pay.
a. True
b. False
b. False
- All employees with five (5) to fifteen (15) years of continuous service shall be granted forty (40) discretionary hours off per year.
a. True
b. False
a. True
- Each organizational component is under the direct command of only one supervisor.
a. True
b. False
a. True
- Supervision will decrease proportionally up through the Chain of Command to the Chief of Police as a pyramid structure.
a. Rise
b. Decrease
c. Increase horizontally
d. Decrease proportionally
d. Decrease proportionally
- When a supervisor appoints someone to act in his place he will designate an acting supervisor through a memorandum to his supervisor, for distribution to supervisors and affected employees and the Office of the Chief of Police, specifying:
a. The person acting in his place;
b. The duration
c. Contact information
d. A & B
e. All of the above
d. A & B
- Supervisors will direct their efforts toward the intelligent and efficient performance of the functions of the _________ and will require their subordinates to do the same.
a. City of Little Rock
b. Police Department
c. Division
d. All of the above
b. Police Department
- Anytime an employee is relieved of duty for any reason, the employee’s official duty hours and days off will be 0900-1700 with Saturday and Sunday days off. During the time they are relieved of duty, they will answer all calls from the Department and will be available at the Departments convenience for any meeting as directed between the hours of 0800 to 1600 Monday through Friday.
a. True
b. False
b. False
- It shall be the duty of all commanders, supervisors, and officers to take corrective action
and submit a written report to an immediate supervisor whenever they learn through personal observation or report, any violation of these General Orders, the Divisional Operating Procedures, the L.R.P.D. Rules and Regulations, the Civil Service Commission’s Rules and Regulations, the ordinances of the City of Little Rock, and/or laws of the State of Arkansas or the United States by any employee of the Department.
a. True
b. False
a. True
- Pursuant to the authority granted by the legislative body of the City of Little Rock________ shall have the right to suspend any employee who may be under his jurisdiction for incompetence, neglect of duty, immorality, drunkenness, the improper use of any substance that modifies behavior to the extent that it is noticeable or affects job performance, or failure or refusal to obey orders given by proper authority or the Orders, Rules and Regulations and directives promulgated by the ____________.
a. Chief of Police; Chief of Police
b. Office of the Chief of Police; Chief of Police
c. Chief of Police; Office of the Chief of Police
d. None of the above
a. Chief of Police; Chief of Police
- Minor violations which do not involve gross misconduct and which will not reflect discredit upon the Department, but which indicate a need for some form of discipline and/or training, may be handled by the _____________
a. Offenders commander
b. Supervisor
c. Shift Lieutenant
d. A or B
e. All of the above
d. A or B
- Unless otherwise designated by the Chief of Police, in the absence of the Chief of Police or in exceptional situations, command precedence shall be by order of rank and seniority in grade.
a. True
b. False
a. True
- The _________ shall be responsible for the selection, training, and Divisional assignment of all Training Interns.
a. Training Division Commander
b. Office of Chief of Police
c. Bureau Commanders
d. Individual Division Commander
a. Training Division Commander